Far from an exception, 16 March marked the 100th time under the Fifth Republic that France’s president chose to use a special constitutional measure to force through unpopular measures.
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The setting was grand, so too was the plan. But behind the peace plan put forward by China and welcomed by Russia, is the question, what do both nations seek?
France’s trade unions have managed to galvanise the largest movement in decades in opposition to pension reform. What will happen to them once the bill has been passed or abandoned?
Beyond the glamour and fan adulation, African footballers in Europe struggle with adjusting to a new environment.
Brexit and Boris Johnson caused tension but France and the UK are getting back on track.
In recent months, Azerbaijan has manufactured a green movement to choke off the contested region’s supplies via the Lachin corridor. The move reveals loopholes within the 2020 ceasefire agreement.
In 2022 we detailed the discovery of 1,500 stone points in France’s Madrin cave. Experiments now show that they could were used as arrowheads, pushing back evidence of archery in Eurasia by 40,000 years.
Giorgia Meloni famously became the first woman prime minister last year. Now she has a female opponent as leader of the Democratic party.
About 1.5 million refugees are still there, with some putting down roots.
Since 2021, the tiny Baltic nation of Lithuania has come up against three authoritarian regimes: Belarus, China, and Russia. Its capital, Vilnius, is at the forefront of Western support for Kiev.
Research on Denmark’s hedgehogs offers insight into their cause of death – and how to help them.
A year into the war in Ukraine, a historian reflects on how it has affected the geopolitical environment.
Russia tried to weaponize energy to keep European nations from opposing its war in Ukraine, but the real pain from Putin’s actions and Western sanctions has been felt far from Europe.
Political scientists weigh in the factors that could see a Ukrainian or Russian win. The war could also become protracted.
Data spanning the past fifty years shows strikes in France have generally not affected growth or foreign investment.
In 2015, 6,700 premature deaths were caused by urban heat – this can be reduced by a third by planting more trees.
Organised crime gangs appear to have realised that committing fewer murders enables them to fly under the radar more easily.
Insider politics: why Germany needed US tanks to be offered to Ukraine.
French citizens have protested pension reform for the past 30 years. A historian explains why the evolving power struggle between the streets and the state does not bode well for today’s strikers.
Italy’s administration has adopted increasingly hostile policies towards migrants of late. Yet, history reminds us the latter may not be that different from past generations of Italians.
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Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin, University College Dublin
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Associate Professor in French and Francophone Studies, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, University of York
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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